Shares of Groupon Inc. are up 5.2% in midday trading Monday after analysts at Morgan Stanley upgraded the stock to equal-weight from underweight. The analysts, led by Jonathan Lanterman, believe that the ...

Shares of Groupon Inc (NASDAQ: GRPN ) have fallen more than 15 percent since the start of the year, a move Morgan Stanley said is "overdone." The Analyst Morgan Stanley's Jonathan Lanterman upgraded ...

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Looking at Groupon Inc’s (NASDAQ:GRPN) earnings update in December 2017, analysts seem highly optimistic, with profits predicted to ramp up by an impressive 55.63% next year, compared with the pastRead More...

Short interest is moderate for GRPN with between 5 and 10% of shares outstanding currently on loan. This represents an increase in short interest as investors who seek to profit from falling equity prices added to their short positions on February 20. Over the last one-month, outflows of investor capital in ETFs holding GRPN totaled $384 million.

Shirley Tilghman decided to leave Alphabet’s board, and the company named John Hennessy as its new chairman. Hennessy, a former Stanford University president and a member of Alphabet’s board since 2004, replaced Eric Schmidt as Alphabet’s chairman.

One of Groupon’s best chances for growth could come from a service that lets you use Groupon without letting anyone know you’re doing it. The simplicity could make it attractive to merchants unaccustomed to working with companies like Groupon (GRPN), as well as to consumers who might not be interested—like those who don’t like waving coupons around: The September announcement, for example, cited a company survey suggesting that some people who say they wouldn’t use a discount on a date would “if they could do so discreetly.” • To grow Groupon+, the company needs more people—and merchants—to sign up. As of the end of 2017, Groupon said, 2.7 million credit cards were linked to Groupon+, a number that reportedly doubled from the end of the third quarter.

Stocks that moved substantially or traded heavily Wednesday: Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc., up $38.58 to $289.91 The Mexican food chain named the CEO of Taco Bell as its next CEO. Netflix Inc., up $7.73 ...